Colorado Safety Policy

Effective: August 20, 2026. This policy is published under Colorado Revised Statutes section 6-1-731.5 for Ristara members located in Colorado. It applies alongside our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service, which apply to all members.

Prohibited content and conduct

Ristara prohibits content and conduct that threatens public or personal safety, including: acts, threatened acts, or attempted acts of homicide, sexual assault or other unlawful sexual behavior, physical assault, kidnapping, stalking, harassment, involuntary intoxication, robbery, or theft. We also prohibit sexually explicit content, content involving minors, non-consensual intimate images, fraud and romance scams, solicitation of money, hate speech, and impersonation. The complete rules are in our Community Guidelines and Sections 14 and 15 of our Terms of Service.

Sexual conduct requires consent

Engaging in sexual conduct with another person without that person's consent violates this policy, is against the law, and may result in criminal or civil liability, in addition to removal from Ristara.

Background checks

Ristara does not conduct criminal background screenings of members as a standard practice, and does not verify members against sex offender registries before you connect with them. Our Terms of Service prohibit membership by anyone who has committed, been convicted of, or pled no contest to any crime involving violence, a threat of violence, or sexual misconduct, and by anyone required to register as a sex offender. If we learn that a member has a criminal history that makes them ineligible, we remove their account. We reserve the right to conduct screenings using publicly available records at any time.

How to report, and what we do

You can report any member from their profile or from any conversation using the built-in report tool, or by emailing [email protected]. Reports involving safety threats are prioritized.

When we receive a report of prohibited conduct, we review it promptly. Depending on severity, we take remedial action that may include: warning the member, suspending the member's profile, permanently barring the member from Ristara, or notifying other members who have had contact with the reported member on Ristara, where appropriate. We cooperate with law enforcement investigations, and we report child exploitation material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

If you report a member, we will not reveal your identity to that member. Good faith reports are never penalized.

Safety measures on Ristara

1. Every member profile and conversation includes free block and report tools, available on all plans.
2. Introductions are curated; there is no open browsing of member profiles by strangers.
3. Members can pause their profile at any time.
4. Optional photo verification with liveness detection helps confirm profiles depict a real, present person.
5. Contact details are not shown on profiles; you choose when to share personal information.
6. We use automated and human review of reported content, with priority handling for safety reports.
7. Safety guidance is provided before members meet in person: meet in public, tell someone you trust where you will be, arrange your own transportation, and never send money to anyone you meet online.

If you experience harm: Colorado resources

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

1. Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA): ccasa.org
2. Violence Free Colorado (statewide domestic violence coalition): violencefreecolorado.org
3. Colorado Office for Victims Programs, Division of Criminal Justice: dcj.colorado.gov/dcj-offices/office-for-victims-programs
4. National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673, available 24/7
5. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, available 24/7
6. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988

Questions

Contact [email protected] with the subject line "Colorado Safety".